Is participation in electronic advertising required for all Floyds 99 Shops?
Floyds_99 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
All marketing and promotion of your FLOYD'S 99 Shop must conform to our standards and specifications. You must submit to us samples of all advertising and promotional materials that have not been prepared or previously approved by us. Your Barbershop must participate in promotions we institute periodically for all FLOYD'S 99 Shops, or for all FLOYD'S 99 Shops within a particular area. We retain the right to develop and control all Internet advertising and messages of any kind, including social media, using our Marks. We reserve the right, upon 30 days prior written notice to you, to require that you participate in electronic advertising by creating, customizing or providing access to a linked web page or otherwise. All FLOYD'S 99 Shops, including our Barbershops, must participate in this program and in other promotions we may adopt.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 24–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Floyds 99's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, participation in electronic advertising is, under certain conditions, required for all shops. Floyds 99 retains the right to develop and control all internet advertising, including social media, using their marks.
Floyds 99 reserves the right to require franchisees, with 30 days prior written notice, to participate in electronic advertising by creating, customizing, or providing access to a linked web page or otherwise. All Floyds 99 shops, including company-owned barbershops, must participate in this program and in other promotions that Floyds 99 may adopt.
This means that as a Floyds 99 franchisee, you may be required to engage in electronic advertising initiatives. Floyds 99 will provide a 30-day notice before mandating participation. This participation could involve creating or customizing web pages. It is important to factor in the potential costs and time commitment associated with these electronic advertising requirements when evaluating the Floyds 99 franchise opportunity.